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The
Asset Development Plan (or ADP) lists assets which can be used to address
a specific deficit. The number in parentheses after each asset is the
score for that asset.
There are five kinds of assets: Traffic Safety Coordination, Engineering
Practices, Enforcement/Adjudication, Behavior Change Campaigns and Policies,
and Education and Training Assets. The first set of assets focusing on
coordination represent best practices that cut across all traffic safety
deficits, and are intended to tap the strength of the traffic safety community's
ability to work together collectively. On the other hand, the other four
areas represent specific programs that communities ought to have in place
to address specific deficit areas. For example, the five assets (Traffic
Safety Coordination, Enforcement Coordination, Community Coordination,
Active Coalition Members, and Parent Networks) address several forms of
coordination among stakeholders who deal with traffic safety issues. Research
supports the need for coordination to help develop policies and innovations
capable of addressing all types of traffic crash issues. A sixth asset,
"Traffic Safety a Priority", focuses on the extent to which stakeholders
feel that traffic safety is an important issue for the community, which
again cuts across all issues. Thus, these six assets are important markers
for communities to watch and try to develop as they move forward in their
programming.
Communities should focus on assets with low scores and work on bringing
them on-line, so the deficits can be addressed from several perspectives.
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